Draft:Agnes Cecile

Silvia Pelissero was born in Rome in 1991. She began drawing and painting from a young age and later attended a local art high school. During her adolescence, she began sharing her artworks online under the pseudonym Agnes Cecile, gradually gaining visibility through social media and digital platforms.^[1]

Her artistic practice expanded to include exhibitions, workshop presentations, and international collaborations in Europe and beyond.^[2]

Agnes Cecile’s work is characterized by a predominant use of watercolor combined with mixed media techniques such as ink, acrylic, oil, and charcoal.^[3] Her compositions frequently feature human faces and figures rendered with detailed line work and contrasted with loose, flowing color washes that often drip and blend across the surface.^[4]

Critics and commentators note the emotional intensity of her portraits, which juxtapose areas of precise rendering with spontaneous gestures of color, creating a tension between control and chance.^[5] Some works include symbolic natural elements such as water, flowers, or animals, which are interpreted as visual explorations of internal states and psychological fragility.^[6]

Agnes Cecile has collaborated with material manufacturers and art brands. She serves as an ambassador for Winsor & Newton in events and workshops where she demonstrates and uses their watercolor materials.^[7][1]

She has also worked with the French company Lefranc & Bourgeois on the Flashe vinyl paint line. As part of the Flashe Collector project, she developed a signature shade called Sakura Pink, inspired by Japanese cherry blossoms, which is marketed as a dedicated color for the series.^[8][9]

In 2018, Agnes Cecile published her first artbook, a 192‑page volume featuring a selection of works produced over approximately ten years. The book includes paintings, sketches, photographs, and artist commentary, documenting the evolution of her artistic practice.^[10][11]

Agnes Cecile has participated in both solo and group exhibitions across various European cities. Documented exhibitions include events in Rome and other Italian venues during the 2010s^[12] such as

• Delicatessen, solo exhibition by Agnes Cecile at Nero Gallery, Rome (3 December 2022 – 22 January 2023), featuring a selection of works produced between 2020 and 2022.^[13]

• Solo exhibition at Galleria S3, Rome (15 October – 5 November 2011), presenting early works by the artist.^[14]

In 2024, a selection of her works was shown in the exhibition Onirica at the Victoria Olt Gallery in Tallinn, Estonia.^[15]